Can You Make a Living Hunting Pythons? We Asked Florida’s Invasive Snake Contractors

With hourly fees and per-snake bonuses, python contractors are helping remove invasive constrictors from the Everglades. Here ...
Tulsa World

New Florida tourist thrill: Hunt, and maybe catch, a python. ‘No experience necessary’

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...
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Realtor turned real-life Indiana Jones is hunting Florida's most dangerous predators

Beneath the dark canopy of Florida's Everglades with only stars in sight, Daily Mail got an exclusive look at one of Florida's peculiar new tourist attractions: the high–stakes, high–end world of ...
The Providence Journal

Florida's new python hunting queen makes history and catches 60 snakes

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...
The Atlantic

The Problem with Florida's Python Hunt Is Snake Assassination

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...